tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104850467540824174.post770623305024861513..comments2023-05-21T02:58:49.753-07:00Comments on iPrepared: budgeting methodsWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09599912078704905243noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104850467540824174.post-838910698445431202010-05-03T16:11:12.198-07:002010-05-03T16:11:12.198-07:00Great comments and suggestions! Thank you for tak...Great comments and suggestions! Thank you for taking the time to share.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599912078704905243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104850467540824174.post-76745137369892264132010-05-03T16:02:13.426-07:002010-05-03T16:02:13.426-07:00Many years ago when I was in the military we got o...Many years ago when I was in the military we got our meager pay twice a month. We would go buy a two week supply of food, fill the gas tank and pay what bills we could. If there was money left over we might go to dinner or a movie. I actually used this method for years even as I moved on to better paying jobs. However I would have a substantial part of my income sent to the bank for savings. By continuing to live like a pauper (well maybe a little bit better then some low level GI) I saved a lot of money. I bought my first new car for cash after driving used cars I bought for $50-$500 each time. I was so excited I wrote the check wrong. Budgeting is hard and saving is harder but if you have the savings taken out before you get your check it becomes easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104850467540824174.post-40099342917639662162009-03-07T08:50:00.000-08:002009-03-07T08:50:00.000-08:00Most of my bills come in the same each month and a...Most of my bills come in the same each month and are allotted for in the budget. So to simplify my budget I carry a small paper where I tally the grocery/perishible purchases for each month. Then I just stop shopping when I get to my monthly allotment. This is a good way for me since I put everything on my credit card and then pay the balance in full.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285301512691391471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4104850467540824174.post-68825018273681079422009-03-05T10:24:00.000-08:002009-03-05T10:24:00.000-08:00I tried MANY MANY MANY methods of keeping track of...I tried MANY MANY MANY methods of keeping track of a budget, but Quicken has really helped me since it automatically uploads purchases as I spend them. Pretty neat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com